Multiprocessing docs don't describe thread-safety
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Description
| BPO | 40815 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @alanbriolat, @bensimner, @iritkatriel |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-05-29.13:25:00.812>
labels = ['docs']
title = "Multiprocessing docs don't describe thread-safety"
updated_at = <Date 2020-08-17.18:29:13.905>
user = 'https://github.com/bensimner'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2020-08-17.18:29:13.905>
actor = 'iritkatriel'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2020-05-29.13:25:00.812>
creator = 'bjs'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 40815
keywords = []
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['370310', '375103', '375563']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['docs@python', 'alan.briolat', 'bjs', 'iritkatriel']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue40815'
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the multiprocessing documentation and the linked BPO issue 40815 to understand the missing thread-safety guidance. Update the relevant documentation so its thread-safety behavior is described clearly, then verify that the resulting text addresses the issue without changing unrelated multiprocessing documentation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100